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Whiterocks Utah Map

Explore Whiterocks, Utah, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Whiterocks, Utah

How to Use This Whiterocks, Utah Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whiterocks, Utah. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Utah or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Whiterocks.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Whiterocks
State	Utah (UT)
County	Uintah County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	40.472147
Longitude	-109.94122
Population	221
Density	36.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	84085
Area Code	801, 385
County Seat	Vernal
School District	Uintah School District

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About Whiterocks, Utah

Whiterocks is a locality in Uintah County, Utah, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 36.2 people per km². Whiterocks is located at 40.4721°N, 109.9412°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 84085.

Whiterocks emerges from the high, arid landscape as a quiet collection of structures defined by the vast, open horizon and the persistent pull of the Uinta Mountains visible in the distance. It lies 21.1 miles west of Vernal, UT (from Vernal, UT: bearing 272°T), and is situated 12.0 miles north-northeast of Roosevelt. The terrain here is dominated by the expansive Uinta Bottoms, where the earth shifts between shades of sage and dusty ochre under a sky that seems to possess a singular, piercing clarity. Water shapes the character of the immediate surroundings, with the East Channel Uinta River carving its path through the soil and the nearby Merkley Drop providing a rhythmic, audible presence to the local topography. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape rises toward the higher elevations of the Ashley National Forest, where the air grows thinner and the scent of pine replaces the dry, sun-baked earth of the basin.

Whiterocks maintains a deliberate, measured pace of life, deeply tethered to the cycles of the land and the stewardship of the natural environment. The local economy and daily rhythms are punctuated by the operations at the Whiterocks Fish Hatchery, a facility that underscores the community’s long-standing relationship with the regional water systems and conservation efforts. Residents often look toward the nearby Merkley Reservoir when the seasonal heat intensifies, finding a necessary stillness in the quiet expanse of the water. History here is written in the modest architecture and the endurance of those who work the soil, creating a reality where the demands of the seasons dictate the flow of the calendar more effectively than any city clock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whiterocks Fish Hatchery (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 314° NW
Ashley National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 358° N · 1.4M acres
Ashley Karst National Recreation And Geologic Area National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 358° N · 174k acres
Northern Ute Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 165° S
Red Mountain-Dry Fork Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.4 mi, 056° NE
Twins (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 071° E
Bear (Historic Ruins) — 16.7 mi, 071° E
Uintah "U" (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 097° E
High Uintas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 332° NW · 454k acres
Big Sand Wash State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 230° SW
Black Canyon Creek Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.7 mi, 052° NE
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 093° E
Moonshine arch (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 074° E
Vernal Theater (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 093° E
Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 093° E
Dinah The Pink Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 093° E
Wasatch National Forest (National Forest) — 24.1 mi, 345° N · 914k acres
Ouray National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.9 mi, 138° SE · 16k acres
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 29.4 mi, 025° NE · 201k acres
Starvation State Park (State Park) — 30.7 mi, 236° SW
Dinosaur National Monument (National Monument) — 31.7 mi, 090° E · 203k acres
Dinosaur Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 31.7 mi, 090° E · 181k acres
Duchesne "D" (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 230° SW
Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 015° N
Split Mountain Anticline (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 093° E
John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM) (Museum) — 49.7 mi, 053° NE
Browns Park Waterfowl Area (Nature Reserve) — 50.5 mi, 055° NE
Nature (Theatre) — 52.3 mi, 289° W
Rangely Automotive Museum (Museum) — 65.4 mi, 114° SE
Boxcar Gallery (Gallery) — 72.7 mi, 222° SW

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